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New York City Marathon Pace Calculator: Your Mile-by-Mile Race Plan
An interactive pace plan for every mile of the New York City Marathon, built by mapping every bridge, turn and climb on the course, calibrated against the mile-by-mile splits of 55,048 finishers of the 2025 race, and adjusted for race-day weather.
Race Coverage
American-Born Yaseen Abdalla Runs Faster Than the U.S. Half-Marathon Record for Sudan
The 25-year-old ran 59:12 in Valencia on Sunday, five seconds under Conner Mantz’s American record. USATF rules keep it off the books because Abdalla competes internationally for his parents’ home country.
Elite Runners
The Numbers Behind Andreas Almgren’s Marathon Debut in New York
The world half-marathon champion’s 58:06 predicts a marathon of around 2:01. Nobody has ever run under 2:04:58 in New York, and its elite race hasn’t used pacemakers since 2007.
Elite Runners
Iceland’s Andrea Kolbeinsdóttir Wins the Golden Trail World Series Grand Finale
The Salomon runner, who qualified for South Korea through a national series race in Australia, won Saturday’s Muju Trail by almost six minutes. Mădălina Florea finished second and kept her overall title.
Trail and Ultras
Elhousine Elazzaoui Wins a Record Third Golden Trail World Series Title
The Moroccan won the grand finale at Muju Trail in South Korea from third in the standings and took the overall crown by just two points over Patrick Kipngeno.
Trail and Ultras
World Marathon Champion Peres Jepchirchir Provisionally Suspended Over EPO Finding
The AIU says the sample predates the 33-year-old’s Sydney Marathon win in August, which puts that title in question.
Jessy Carveth
2026 New York City Marathon Elite Field: Conner Mantz
The American record holder runs his first marathon in more than a year on Nov. 1, after two sacral stress fractures kept him off the start line in Boston this spring.
Elite Runners
Blanka Dörfel Runs the Fastest Marathon Debut by a German Woman in Frankfurt
The 24-year-old ran 2:20:46 without a watch to finish second behind Zeineba Yimer, and Amanal Petros was runner-up to Jirata Dinki in the men’s race.
Race Coverage
Mile Zero Toronto 2026: Alex Hutchinson and Natasha Wodak
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